"P.C. Kohler" wrote:
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> OK guys.. what do you know about Mavic rims?
>
> I have a pair of blue label "Championnat du Monde sur Route" Mavics on my
> '74-75 TI Raleigh Team Pro. 36-hole. Vittoria Rally tubulars. So rather
> "training" esque. But nice riding and looking.
>
> It's been suggested it would be fun to have a proper "racing" wheelset on
> this. 32-hole Mavic SSCs. Maybe with Vittoria Corsa CX tubulars.
>
> But these rims seem to be only in anodised silver finish. I admit I prefer
> polished alloy finish and were these anodised finishes available in '74-75?
> Indeed were SSCs available then? They were certainly used on the later TI
> Raleigh Team Pros (were they not a charcoal finish?) but what about this
> earlier period?
>
> Peter Kohler
> Washington DC USA
There's a MAVIC Timeline on my web site (www.velo-retro.com) :)
Chuck Schmidt South Pasadena, Southern California
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